It is reliable enough for me to carry it as a backup to a larger gun, or as a primary gun when I take my morning walk around my neighborhood. I carry it in a DeSantis Nemesis in a pocket or fanny pack. Haven't had a problem with the magazine releasing inadvertently.
I've kept the gun moderately to heavily lubed with FP10, have used several different mags, and cleaned the gun after each range session. Of that 871, 206 were Fed 147 grain HST (P9HST2) and the rest were Win White Box 115 FMJ. I now have 1748 rds through the gun, with 871 rds on the current recoil spring assembly. I installed a new recoil spring assembly after rd 877.
I called Kahr, and spoke to a CS rep who recommended a new recoil spring assembly. There were about 25-35 of these FTRB in the first 225 rds. All shooting was with Win White Box 115 grain FMJ. Had numerous failures to return to battery (FTRB) when it was new. As of now, I will just look for an older 642 or 442 to use for pocket carry, and the M&P c works better for appendix carry than my 640. I did an action job on several new J- and L- frames of late and I'm not impressed with the quality of the internal parts Smith is using these days. I don't see anything out there to replace my old 640 Centennial at the moment. I also think they are grossly overpriced. I think the Kahr is a nifty design that is poorly executed. I never got the call and at that point used it as trade toward the M&P and extra mags for our other M&P's.Īn aquaintance of mine had to replace his slide stop several times and I had decided to get a couple when I ordered the mag release just to have on hand, but in the end, all of these little things added up to a complete lack of confidence in it. I finally left a message and their system said I'd get a call within 48 hours. I heard recently that Kahr had a replacement part with a stronger spring and I tried calling them, but could never get through. It was the lightest magazine release I've ever experienced. In pocket carry mode it was quite easy to put enough pressure on it to release it in your pocket. It did not have the tension found in the all steel models. The biggest problem we had with the PM 9 was the mag release button. The edges on the mag lips are pretty sharp too, though this is not a show stopper. Kahr replaced the first mag, but every so often they just do something strange. The Kahr was reliable after less than two hundred rounds, but we had several magazine issues that always made me a bit leery. No, the M&P does not replace the Kahr, but it will work better for my uses - in appendix carry. However, we just traded off the last one last week for an M&P 9c. Additionally, the magzines are a bit strange with the entension on the rear, making them a bit awkward to carry.Īs for the Kahr's, we've had two, so my sample size is too small to be statistically significant. The Walther's I have seen all had lousy triggers. 380, while other folks have gone to a revolver in. It doesn't seem like there are a lot of good choices in this space (which I suppose is why I and many others have gone to the. So I'd like to hear from users on this forum: Are the small Kahr 9mm pistols reliable enough for use as a backup gun?Īs a follow-up question, if you think the Kahr is unreliable, then is there any small 9mm pistol that you think would work for backup purposes? As for Rohrbaugh, I've seen reviews indicating that it has as many issues with reliability as the Kahrs, besides the fact that it costs nearly 2x higher! Kel-tecs have been even worse for reliability, from what I've read. I've heard rather mixed reports about the reliability of the small Kahr 9mm's: the P9, PM9, MK9, etc. The small Kahr pistols are perfect size-wize, but obviously they'll only work as a BUG if they're reliable. I do have a S&W M&P 9 compact, and test-fired a Glock 26 recently, but even those are a bit larger/bulkier than I really want in a backup gun. I just bought a Ruger LCP as a backup gun, and it's doing ok, but I'd really rather have a 9mm for a BUG.
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